Japan Air Lines Sells Over Two-Thirds of 747 Fleet to American Leasing Firm
U.S.-based AerSale on Thursday announced the purchase of a fleet of 19 Boeing 747-400s from Japan Air Lines. The fleet of passenger planes is powered by CF6-80C2B1F engines.
Naked Image Full Body Scanners To Be Taken Out Of US airports
The TSA has announced that airports will soon discontinue their use of controversial scanners which reveal nude images of passengers.
Hundreds of Endangered Turtles Found in Luggage at Bangok Airport
Thai airport customs officials discovered and seized 451 turtles packed into several suitcases after arriving from Bangladesh, officials said Thursday.
Plane Crashes in Canada Blizzard, Killing Four
Four people were killed late Tuesday morning when a Piper PA-31 Navajo crashed in northwestern Ontario, officials said on Wednesday. One person survived the crash.
Airline Industry Records 2010 as Safest Year in Aviation History
The IATA on Wednesday said the accident rate in 2010 for Western-built jet aircraft was the lowest in aviation history.